On This Day

Wednesday, April 24, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Canaries 3 0 1.000 --
Mutuals 2 1 .667 1.0
Red Stockings 0 0 .000 1.5
Forest Citys 0 0 .000 1.5
Athletics 0 0 .000 1.5
Haymakers 0 0 .000 1.5
Atlantics 0 0 .000 1.5
Eckfords 0 0 .000 1.5
Mansfields 0 0 .000 1.5
Olympics 0 2 .000 2.5
Nationals 0 2 .000 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Boyd 2
1 Jacob Doyle 2
1 Dave Eggler 2
1 Holly Hollingshead 2
1 Charlie Mills 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bechtel 1
1 Bill Boyd 1
1 Jacob Doyle 1
1 Dave Eggler 1
1 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John McMullin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
None

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Asa Brainard .625
1 Dick Higham .625
3 Frank Sellman .556
4 John Radcliff .529
5 Tom Carey .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Higham 8
2 Bill Boyd 5
2 Dave Eggler 5
4 Cherokee Fisher 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Bechtel 2
1 Dave Eggler 2
3 Bill Boyd 1
3 John Hatfield 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cherokee Fisher 1.08
2 John McMullin 2.00
3 Candy Cummings 3.00
4 Bill Stearns 4.50
5 Asa Brainard 6.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cherokee Fisher 3
2 Candy Cummings 1
2 John McMullin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cherokee Fisher 5
2 Candy Cummings 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Levi Meyerle 4
1 Lip Pike 4
1 Fred Treacey 4
4 John Bass 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rynie Wolters 44
2 Cal McVey 43
2 Lip Pike 43
4 Levi Meyerle 40
5 Joe Start 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 19
2 Jimmy Wood 17
3 Ned Cuthbert 16
3 Dave Eggler 16
5 Andy Leonard 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zettlein 2.73
2 Al Spalding 3.36
3 Rynie Wolters 3.43
4 Al Pratt 3.77
5 Cherokee Fisher 4.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 19
2 Dick McBride 18
2 George Zettlein 18
4 Rynie Wolters 16
5 John McMullin 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 34
2 Al Spalding 23
3 Rynie Wolters 22
3 George Zettlein 22
5 Cherokee Fisher 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Wright 3
2 Ed Pinkham 1